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Creating and Using Adaptive Learning Paths

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  2. Use Case Information
  3. How to Create a Competency Assessment
  4. How to Configure Competency Assessment Settings
  5. Adding a Competency Assessment to a Learning Path Milestone
  6. Learner Experience
  7. Reporting

Adaptive Learning Paths is a feature that adds on to the experience of our out-of-the-box Learning Paths. 

Use Case Information

Adaptive Learning Paths let you customize the content that a learner sees in a learning path based on their current knowledge and experience. By using Competency Assessments, you can configure a learning path to provide an individualized learning experiences based on the learner's responses to the assessment.

Paths can be flexible to provide a "Choose Your Own Adventure" experience, or paths can be more controlled to meet necessary completion and certification requirements. These options also help learners quickly access the content most relevant to a them, let learners bypass content they already know or have mastered, and alleviates the frustration of taking content they have already seen to provide a frictionless learning experience.

Adaptive Learning Paths are a premium feature and behind a feature flag.

Navigate to Apps in your instance to request to have this feature enabled on your site.

Tip

If your end goal is to test a learner's knowledge of the overall learning path, a competency assessment would work well if:

  • You do not need to control the number of attempts.
  • You do not need to forgive attempts.

If you need that level of control, we recommend creating a course with the necessary assessment for the final milestone rather than using the competency assessment.

How to Configure Competency Assessment Settings

The first step in creating an Adaptive Learning Path is to create a Competency Assessment. The assessment is then added to a Learning Path’s milestone.

    1. From your homepage, select Courses > Settings.
    2. Click Competency Assessments.
    3. Click Add Assessment.
    4. Add a title and click Save.
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    5. Click Add a Question.
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    6. Select the question type from the header. Question types include:

      Note

      There are limited question types in the Comp Assessment, not the same as assessments in a course.

      • Multiple Choice, which allows a learner to pick one option from a list of answer choices.
      • Drop Down List, which allows learners to pick one option from a drop down list of answer choices.
      • Select Boxes, which allows learners to select more than one option from a list of answer choices.
    7. Enter a question in the question box field.
    8. Click Add a Choice.
    9. Enter a Choice Text.
    10. Next to each Choice text field, use the search field to find and select a piece of content to associate with the choice in the Search field. (optional)
      • Enable Allow Learner to select and complete any session in the content if you wish for the learner to select any session when they enroll in the content later.
    11. Click the star to mark the choice as correct. (optional)
    12. Select Add a Choice and repeat until all choices are configured for the question.
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    13. Click Save Question.
    14. Click Add a Question to configure additional questions in the assessment.
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    15. Preview the assessment by adding all questions, then clicking Preview. Click Resume Editing to alter questions.

How to Configure Competency Assessment Settings

After you create you Competency Assessment, review and apply the settings below.

  1. Navigate to the Competency Assessment settings by going to Courses > Settings > Competency Assessments > Actions > Settings. If you are already viewing the assessment, navigate to Settings in the left navigation bar.
  2. There are two Settings tabs: General and Manage.
  3. The following settings are configurable by navigating to the Settings > General tab of a Competency Assessment:
    • Competency Assessment Title: 50 character limit suggestion
    • SKU: Optional unique identifier for reporting purposes
    • Assessment is Graded: Defaults to Yes
    • Minimum Passing Percentage: Enter a score of 1-100
    • Pass Message: The message the learner receives when competency assessment is passed
    • Fail Message: The message the learner receives when competency assessment is failed
    • Time Limit: Time will display to learners in Hours:Minutes:SecondsAdaptiveLearningPath_SettingsGeneral_AdminView..png
  4. The following settings are configurable by navigating to the Settings > Manage tab of a Competency Assessment:
    • Copy: Create a copy of this Competency Assessment by entering a new title, then clicking Copy Competency Assessment.
    • Manage: Archive assessments from the Manage tab in each individual assessment. Click Archive Competency Assessment, then confirm your by clicking Yes. Learners will not be able to access an archived Competency Assessment. 
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Adding a Competency Assessment to a Learning Path Milestone

Once a Competency Assessment is created, the assessment can be added to a Learning Path milestone.

  1. Create or access a Learning Path and click to Add a New Milestone.
  2. Click Add Competency Assessment. Choose from two options how to display the Competency Assessment to the learner. These two options are outlined below.
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Option 1: Require Content Assigned by Competency Assessment to be Completed

Upon completing the competency in the assessment, learners are required to complete the content assigned to them.

To add Option 1:

  1. Select Require Content assigned by Competency Assessment to be completed from the dropdown.
  2. In the Dynamically present content from the following Competency Assessment drop down field, select the preferred Competency Assessment.
  3. In the Set Content Assigned as Elective or Required? drop drown field, select if the content assigned should be elective or required.
  4. If desired, enable Allow learner to retake assessment.
  5. Under Assessment Display Settings, enter a Title for the assessment. (required)
  6. Enter a Subtitle for the assessment. (optional)
  7. Enter a CTA Button Text for the assessment. (required)
  8. Select a Display Type. (required)
    • Text Only: The text provided for the Title, Subtitle, & CTA Button Text above will display in the milestone.
    • Display Image: When chosen, you will upload an image that will be displayed behind the text from for the Title, Subtitle, & CTA Button Text in the above fields. If a image is not uploaded, the display type will revert to Text Only.
  9. Click Save.
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Option 2: Require ONLY Competency Assessment to be Completed

To add Option 2:

  1. Select Require ONLY Competency Assessment to be completed from the dropdown.
  2. In the Require the following Competency Assessment be completed drop down field, select the preferred Competency Assessment.
  3. Enable Require a Passing Score. (optional, default setting is disabled)
  4. If desired, enable Allow learner to retake assessment. (optional, default setting disabled)
  5. Under Assessment Display Settings, enter a Title for the assessment. (required)
  6. Enter a Subtitle for the assessment. (optional)
  7. Enter a CTA Button Text for the assessment. (required)
  8. Select a Display Type. (required)
    • Text Only: The text provided for the Title, Subtitle, & CTA Button Text above will display in the milestone.
    • Display Image: When chosen, you will upload an image that will be displayed behind the text from for the Title, Subtitle, & CTA Button Text in the above fields. If a image is not uploaded, the display type will revert to Text Only.
  9. Click Save.AdaptiveLearningPath_EditMilestone_Option2_AdminView.png

Note

In order to complete the milestone, the learner is required to pass the Competency Assessment. No content will be assigned to the learner upon completion of the Competency Assessment.

Learner Experience

When a learner interacts with an Adaptive Learning Path, the learner is be prompted to begin the assessment by clicking the CTA button. In the image below, a learner would begin by clicking the Let's Go button that is overlaid on the hero image.


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The assessment is displayed to the learner in a popup modal. The learner will answer the questions and click Save & Continue.

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The learner is then presented with their learning path and can navigate through the content accordingly:

  • If the assessment is not graded and assigns content, the learner will be assigned content to the milestone which they will need to complete in order to complete the milestone.
  • If the Competency Assessment is graded, an assessment summary modal will display after submitting the answers.

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Reporting

Reporting for Competency Assessments is available at both the Competency Assessment level and the associated Learning Path level.

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To Access Reporting at the Competency Assessment Level

  1. Navigate to Courses > Settings > Competency Assessment.
  2. Find the Competency Assessment whose reporting you want to see.
  3. Click Actions, then click Report.

OR

  1. Navigate to Courses > Settings > Competency Assessment.
  2. Find the Competency Assessment whose reporting you want to see.
  3. Select Actions > Edit. 
  4. In the left menu, select Attempts Reporting. 

The report displays the answers provided by individual learners to assessment questions. The report is filterable by date, page (assessment title), learner and course.
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To Access Reporting at the Learning Path Level

  1. Navigate to Courses > All Courses.
  2. Click Reporting from a Learning Path’s Actions menu.
  3. Go to the Competencies tab.
OR
  1. Navigate to Courses > All Courses.
  2. Click the title of the Learning Path from the Content List.
  3. Go to the Release step.
  4. Click the Reporting option in the left sidebar.
  5. Go to the Competencies tab.

The overview report will review each assessment within a Learning Path. By selecting an individual attempt, you will see the Competency Assessment report as described previously, but from within the Learning Path.
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